McNarney Won't Predict End of War as Army Expands
Lt Gen Joseph T McNarney told the Senate appropriations panel that the war may continue through 1945 with overseas forces rising to about five million by year end. He said the army is the largest and best equipped ever, offensive on all fronts, while noting policy to keep under 19 year olds from overseas infantry duty. Senator Gurney pressed on drafts and training commitments amid concerns over early combat assignments.
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Washington
Joseph T. McNarney
McNarney
Senate Appropriations Committee
War Department
Europe
United States
Army
Gurney
R-Sd
Italy
Infantry
A-26 Invader and allied planes described by war department
The war department announced production of the A-26 Invader as an improvement of the A-20 Havoc by Douglas Aircraft. It also notes the P-863 Kingcobra fighter from Bell, the jet P-50A Aliracomet with Bell engines, and the P-61 Black Widow night fighter from Northrup, powered by two 12 000 hp Pratt and Whitney engines and four-bladed props.
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War Department
Douglas Aircraft Company
Army Air Forces
Bell Aircraft Corporation
AAF
General Electric
Aliracomet
Northrup Aircraft, Inc
Pratt and Whitney
Hamilton
Musicians live quietly in wartime Rome amid bomb scars
Italian opera stars Giuseppe de Luca and Beniamino Gigli shelter in Rome with family and a terrier as they defer public singing. De Luca recalls the 1940 Metropolitan manager’s urge to flee to New York by clipper, fearing capture, while both express intent to return to the United States after the war.
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George Tucker
Hal Boyle
Guiseppe de Luca
Metropolitan Opera
New York
Virginio Gayda
Beniamino Gigli
United States
de Luca
Metropolitan
Gayda
Italy
Royal Opera House
de Lucia
Pope
Special Plane With Elevator Used for Government Missions
Washington reports that a special plane with a passenger elevator is in routine use for government missions. Officials say it is not built for the President or any single official, and there are no plans for presidential use. The Douglas built aircraft has operated for weeks and may be deployed abroad.
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Washington
Stephen Marly
Barry
Roosevelt
Early
Douglas Company
Plane identical to others being built in wartime
Douglas Aircraft Co officials said the C-54 Skymaster prepared for diplomatic and government missions is nearly identical to earlier C-54s. Interior changes reflect its intended use while most units lack exclusive Roosevelt administration testing rights. Police in India crack down on quinine thefts in malaria regions.
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Santa Monica
Calif
W.P
Washington
Douglas Aircraft Co
Army
Roosevelt
Tall craft armed with heavy guns and night fighting gear
A tall craft weighs over 25 000 pounds and carries 20 mm and .50 caliber machineguns. It is equipped with the latest night fighting devices and features long range and strong speed and climb characteristics. Crew size is two or three men.
Petition Seeks Ban on Japanese Return to California
Rep. John Phillips with 489 signers in California filed a house petition urging action to bar the return of Japanese and people of Japanese ancestry who were removed after Pearl Harbor. The measure cites hostility and fears of safety and argues that relief should reach California.
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Washington
UPR
John Phillips
Cal
California
Pearl Harbor
Phillips
East
West Coast
John E. Rankin
D-Miss
Fair Employment Practices Committee
Gen. Doolittle
Tokyo
Actress Gertrude Lawrence Tours British Army Camps Before D Day
Reporter recounts Gertrude Lawrence visiting invasion ports and entertaining troops two days before D day. Lt Cmdr Richard Aldrich, her husband, could not reveal the upcoming invasion. Other notes include Leland Lovette's secret cross-channel trip, a soldier’s lucky underpants, and mixed Allied cooperation at the beachhead.
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Gertrude Lawrence
Britain
Richard Aldrich
Army Crew Says First Pilotless Plane Shot Down
Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force reports a U S Army maintenance crew fitted a 40 millimeter gun destined for Normandy and used it last week to down what is believed to be the first pilotless aircraft shot down in southern England. Captain Albert E. Benning of Jackson Mississippi, commanding officer, sighted a fleeing projectile and directed a direct hit on the second round.
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Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force
Normandy
U. 5. Army
England
Albert E. Benning
Jackson
Allied Bomber Crews Face German Secret Weapon Over France
London report states the Second Tactical Air Force encountered a new German secret weapon during raids in northern France. The device is described as a square box like missile that bursts to scatter silvery strips thought to foul propellers. Officials say it appears ineffective.
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London
U.P
France
Kelland Predicts West Will Support Gov Dewey
Chicago June 21 Clarence Budington Kelland Arizona national committeeman predicted the west will be preponderantly for Dewey at the opening of the Republican national convention. Kelland cited the land grant states Oklahoma and New Mexico among the west’s likely supporters.
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Chicago
Clarence’ Budington Ixelland
Arizona
West
Dewey
Kelland
Oklahoma
New Mexico
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